Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The sower soweth the word.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The farmer sows the word.
A Conservative Version
The man who sows sows the word.
American Standard Version
The sower soweth the word.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
A farmer planted 'the word' [i.e., the message of God].
Anderson New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Bible in Basic English
The seed is the word.
Common New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the sower is he that soweth the word.
Darby Translation
The sower sows the word:
Godbey New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Goodspeed New Testament
What the sower sows is the message.
John Wesley New Testament
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;
Julia Smith Translation
He sowing sows the word.
King James 2000
The sower sows the word.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The sower sows the word.
Modern King James verseion
The sower sows the Word.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sower, soweth the word.
Moffatt New Testament
The sower sows the word.
NET Bible
The sower sows the word.
New Heart English Bible
The farmer sows the word.
Noyes New Testament
The sower soweth the word.
Sawyer New Testament
The sower sows the word.
The Emphasized Bible
The sower, soweth the word;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The sower soweth the word.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The sower sows the Message.
Webster
The sower soweth the word.
Weymouth New Testament
"What the sower sows is the Message.
Williams New Testament
The message is what the sower sows.
World English Bible
The farmer sows the word.
Worrell New Testament
The sower sows the word.
Worsley New Testament
The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side:
Youngs Literal Translation
He who is sowing doth sow the word;
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Devil/devils » What satan does
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
The bible » Purpose » Contains seed-corn for the sower
The word of God » Compared » To seed
The word of God » The sowing of God’s word
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted
13 "You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables? 14 "What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown. 15 As soon as they hear it, Satan immediately comes and snatches away the Word which has been sown in them.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:37
"The sower of the seed," he answered, "is the Son of man;
Mark 2:2
and at once such a crowd gathered that there was no longer room for them, even around the door.
Matthew 13:19
"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
Mark 4:3
"Listen! the Sower once went out to sow,
Luke 1:2
just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye-witnesses and ministers of the word,
Luke 8:11
"This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.
Acts 8:4
So those who were scattered abroad were going everywhere preaching the word.
Colossians 1:5-6
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope in the message which came to you of the truth of the gospel.
1 Peter 1:23-25
For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.